Cambodia, Thailand to hold talks on resuming Trump’s truce as fighting enters third week

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Monday to hold a December 24 meeting of defence officials towards resuming a months-old ceasefire, as fierce border fighting between them entered a third week with at least 80 people killed so far. The decision was taken on Monday during a special meeting in Kuala Lumpur of Southeast Asian foreign ministers, who were trying to salvage a truce first brokered by ASEAN chair Malaysia and U.S. President Donald Trump after a previous round of deadly clashes in July. Thailand and Cambodia have engaged in daily exchanges of rockets and…